Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology

1. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Diabetes and Endocrinology with responsibility for provision and development of all aspects and modalities within diabetes services and to collaborate across all disciplines including primary care, where appropriate, to achieve an integrated service for patients.

2. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.

3. To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.

4. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit, quality improvement and research as appropriate.

5. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.

6. To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

We are seeking someone with an excellent track record who can work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need to have strong leadership and communication skills coupled with a burning desire to improve and succeed. In return, you will benefit from working in a high achieving organisation in which you will be able to enhance your skills further.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest acute and community Trusts in the West Midlands providing a comprehensive range of services for the people of Wolverhampton, the wider Black Country, Staffordshire, North Worcestershire and Shropshire.

We have been rated as GOOD during our recent CQC inspection. The Trust provides a comprehensive range of community, acute and specialist/tertiary services at New Cross Hospital, (secondary and tertiary services including Maternity, Accident & Emergency, Critical Care, outpatients), West Park Hospital, over 20 Community sites and Cannock Chase Hospital.